1. Hiring of Equipment:

A & Y Catering Services cc. hires to the customer the equipment as described overleaf ('the equipment') in terms of these General Conditions of Hire. The parties elect their respective domicilia for the purpose of notice and service of process and proceedings at the addresses stated overleaf.

2. Deposit & Hire Charges:

2.1 The hire charges at the rates and deposit stated overleaf are payable in cash on delivery
      unless otherwise agreed. The deposit less deduction of the amount due shall be refunded to
      the customer within a reasonable period of return or collection of the equipment.

2.2 The customer shall be deemed to have accepted to correctness of any account unless the
      Owner is notified in writing of any queries or discrepancies within 3 days of account.

2.3 Any deposits paid in advance to secure bookings will be forfeited if the booking is cancelled
      less than 30 days prior to the reserved date.

3. Period:

3.1 The period of hiring of goods is 4 days including the collection date as well as the returned
      date. (Both days including unless the period is determined by A & Y Catering Services cc.)

3.2 The hire period commences when the equipment is delivered or collected and subject to 9.
       ends when the Owner accepts return of the equipment.

3.3 The Owner shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the equipment is delivered or
       available for collection at agreement time, but shall not be liable should the equipment not
       be delivered or be available at such time.

3.4 Should the equipment not be returned to or be available for collection at the agreed time for
       return, the customer will be charged additional hire. charges at the rates stated overleaf until
       such time as the equipment is either returned or collected by the Owner, as the case' may be,
       in addition to a travelling charge at the Owner's standard rates, should the Owner collect the
       equipment.

4. Equipment:

4.1 The equipment shall be deemed to be in the quantity of the description stated overleaf and in
       good order and repair and fit for the purpose for which it is intended when delivered to
       customer, unless the customer notifies the Owner or its representative forthwith on delivery of
       any deficiency or incorrectly delivered equipment.

5. Maintenance and Return of Equipment:

The customer shall:

5.1 provide dry, undercover storage until such time as the equipment is returned to the Owner.

5.2 immediately notify the Owner should any of the equipment malfunction. The Owner shall
       repair or replace the equipment at sole discretion determines that the malfunction is due to
       improper use of the equipment.

5.3 return the equipment in a clean state and in good order and repair particular but without
       limitation,

5.3.1 All equipment (with the exception of tablecloths, furniture and Marquees) must be washed
          and dried. Any equipment returned unwashed will be charged for at a rate determined by
          the Owner.

5.4 The customer shall not be entitled to substitute any other equipment for the Owner's
       equipment.

5.5 Notwithstanding 2.2 unless the equipment is checked and counted on the day of return of or collection in the presence of the representative of the Owner who accepts the correctness of a statement as to the quantity and condition of the equipment collected shall be final and binding on the customer.

6. Use of Equipment:

The customer:

6.1 acknowledges it is a aware of the purpose for which the equipment is intended, and shall only use the equipment for such purpose.

6.2 shall use the equipment at his own risk and indemnifies the Owner against any claim of any claim of any nature brought against it by the customer's employees, agents, representatives, guests or any other third parties arising out of the use of the equipment by the customer or while in the possession of the customer or any other cause and at all costs and expenses incurred by the Owner or an attorney and own client scale in the defending or settling such proceedings.

6.3 shall have no claim on any nature against the Owner for any loss suffered or damages sustained by the customer arising from any cause, including without limitations, the installations, use or malfunction of the equipment or the provisions of these General Conditions other than the specific remedies provided for you.

7. No Warranties:

The Owner furnishes no warranties and makes no represerllalD6Gl than those contained herein. The provision of these General Conditions shall govern the relationship of the parties to the exclusion of all other conditions, whether implied by law or stipulated for by the customer unless accepted by the Owner in writing.

8. Access:

The Owner shall at all reasonable times be entitled to access to any premises of the customer for the purposes of inspecting or repairing the equipment.

9. Breach:

9.1 Should the customer ........

9.1.1 Fail to comply with any obligation imposed by on the customer in terms hereof all of which are deemed to be material on due date and persist in such failure for three days after having been given written notice to remedy such default of.

9.1.2 Commit any act of insolvency or be placed in liquidation or sequestration whether provisional or final placed under judicial management, the Owner shall be entitled to terminate this agreement forthwith and enter on any premises of the customer and retake possession of the equipment.

9.2 The specific remedies which the Owner has against the customer in terms of these General Conditions. are without prejudice to any other remedies which the Owner may have, including the right to claim all such consequential and other damages from the customer that the Owner may have suffered as a result of the breach by the customer of any of his obligations.

9.3 The Owner's liability to the customer and all persons claiming under him arising from any
cause whatsoever including the wilful default or negligence of the Owner, its employees or agents, shall be limited to the specific remedies provided for herein.

10. Miscellaneous:

10.1 The customer consents to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate's Court in which the customer's domicilium is situated in respect of any legal proceedings arising out of this agreement.

10.2 The customer will be liable for the Owner's cost on an attorney and own client scale should the Owner institute legal proceedings against the customer arising out of the provision of these General Conditions, or arise out of the customer's use or possession of the equipment.

10.3 The Owner shall be entitled to apply any amount received from the customer to the liquidation, in which or part of any obligation, whether arising out of the hire or otherwise owed by the customer to the Owner, irrespective of whether the final amount of the obligation has been determined.

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